Model Context Protocol (MCP) has gained considerable momentum as a standard connector between LLM-powered tools and local systems, internal and external APIs, and data sources. From major clouds to ...

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an AI agent genuinely useful for database work, both for administration and for application access to the data tier. Writing the ...

Microsoft released patches for a near record 165 CVEs, one of which attackers are already actively exploiting and another that's publicly known but so far remains unexploited. Microsoft assessed 19 of ...

Microsoft this week released patches for 83 CVEs across its product range, six of which it expects attackers are more like to exploit for a variety of reasons. For the most part, Microsoft's March ...

A Technical Project Manager with expertise in agile methodologies, project planning, quality assurance, and more. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the universal language for managing and interacting ...

DBCC CLONEDATABASE command generates a schema-only clone or copy of a database. Effective March 1, 2025, Microsoft will no longer support creating copy of a database using the DBCC CLONEDATABASE ...

Welcome to this Microsoft solutions workshop on SQL Server 2019 Workshop. In this course you will learn how to solve modern data challenges with SQL Server 2019 using a hands-on lab approach. This ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase, and with it the capability to query data where it lives, virtualize data, and use REST ...

A common task that all database and system administrators face is patching systems. Patching your systems is very important -- first and foremost, security fixes are included in patches. Patches also ...